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H. GOODMAN.

HAT.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 19. 1914.

Patented July 27, 1915.

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COLUMBIA PLANDURAPH E0., WASHINGTON. D. C.

HENRY GOODMAN, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed December 19, 1914. Serial No. 878,055.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, HENRY GOODMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Hats, of which the following is aspecification. i

This invention relates to improvements in hats and has for its object toprovide'an. improved construction of hat whereby thev crown and brim maybe vertically adjust-v able,-one with respect to the other, in orderthat the height of the crown may be readily varied to suit the fancy ofthe customer and be altered by the wearer at will after purchase.

Une of the objects of this invention is to provide a hat Whose crown andcrown wall may be adjusted vertically in a direction away from the brimwithout producing an open space that will be observable.

It frequently happens that a merchant is compelled to carry over fromone season to another unsold hats, or that a hat after being worn duringone season is still good enough to be used another season, but a changeof style, such as in the height of crowns, will render those carriedover hats unsuitable for sale, andin the case of many wearers,undesirable forI use, because of such change in style. lit alsofrequently occurs that a sale is not effected because the merchant isunable to suit the customer as to the height of crown.

By means of my invention the difficulties referred to may be overcomebecause the crown may be readily adjusted to suit the whim of eachcustomer.

A. practical application of the invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, wherein,-

Figure 1, shows a detached crown of a hat to which my invention isapplied,one edge being broken away to show one of the fastening devicesemployed. Fig. 2, illustrates the brim portion which also is broken awayto show one of the adjusting fastening devices. Fig. 3, shows anenlarged vertical section through the brim portion of the hat. Fig. 4f,illustrates an enlarged vertical section through the brimand attachedcrown. Fig.v 5, shows in perspective a form of fastening memberdetached, employed in effecting an adjustment of the crown with respectto the brim. Figs. 6 and 7 illustrate two views of the other fasteningmember employed ineffecting the adjustment, and Fig. 8, shows a hat inside elevation to which the invention is applied and by broken linesindicates an adjustment in the height of the crown that may readily bemade.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 9, designates the crown of thehat, which may be of any shape. desired as well as of any material. Onthe interior, the depending wall 10, of the crown is provided with onepart, 11, of a twopart fastening device, see Fig. 1, the other part ofsaid device being seen at, 18, in Fig. 2. The particular construction ofthis fastening device is immaterial, but the form shown will presentlybe explained. The brim 12, of the hat may also vary in shape andmaterial but is preferably provided with an upturned annular fiange 13,around its inner circumference.

The usual sweat-band 14, is provided for the hau-the lower edge beingsecured at the inner circumferential edge of the brim in the usualmanner. The sweatband 11i, extends up into the hat with its upperannular edge 15, encircled by the wall 10, of the crown; this dependingcrown-wall and the annular flange, 13, of the brim have the samediameter.

Fastening plates 1G, see Figs. 3 and 5, are illustrated as one formsuitable for a meinber of the two-part fastening device for adjustablysecuring the brim and crown together, and while the precise form of thisfastening is immaterial to the present invention, the form showncomprises a plate having substantially parallel lower and upper offsetvertical portions 17 and 18, respectively that are connected by ahorizontal portion 19. The lower vertical portion 17, of the member isshown in Fig. 3, as extending vertically on the outer side of theannular rip-turned flange 18, of the brim, while the horizontal portion19, seats on top of the said flange and extends toward the inner side ofsaid flange. The upper vertical portion 18, of this fastener thenextends vertically at the outer side of the sweat-band 14, andat theinner side of the depending wall, 10, of the crown. See Fig. 1. Theplate 16, may be attached to the brim flange bv means of a tang 20,punched therefrom and lby stitching that may pass through perforations21, inthe lower portion 17 Any desired number of these plates may beemployed.

On top of the brim 12, and encircling the iange 13, and the fasteningplates thereon, l provide a vertical stiifening ring 22, which ispreferably formed of a fabric that is suitably stiffened bv a cement sothat it will stand vertically around the exterior of the brim flange.This ring serves two functions in that it forms a vertical support forthe exterior ornamental ribbon band 23, and also forms between it andthe sweat-band 14, an annular channel 241, into which the depending wall10, of the crown may telescopically slide.

The upper vertical portions 18, of the fastener members or platestherefor have position around the inner circumference of the annularchannel 24, and when the crown wall 10, is telescopically fitted intosaid channel, these plate portions will be presented at the inner sideof said wall, as

shown in Fig. Perforations 25, are provided in the upper portions 18, ofthe fastener members so that studs 26, on the fastening devices 11, onthe crown wall may be engaged with said perforations to secure the crownto the brim portions. Obviously by moving. the crown vertically withrespect to the brim to effect the desired adjustment, and then enteringthe studs 26, in the proper perforations 25, the adjusting operationwill be completed.

It will be noted that the outer ornamental ribbon band 23, and theAstiifening ring 24, have fixed relation to the brim 12, and bothare'carried by the brim. It will also be seen that said outer band 23,is sufficiently high to conceal the upper edge of the stifl'ening ring.The crown wall 10, therefore has no connection with the ornamentalribbon band and may move vertically without moving said band.

From the foregoing explanation it will be understood that the sweat-band14, may bev turned down to expose the fastening devices and that byreleasing the latter, say from thev lower perforations 25, and pushingthe crown up, a vertical extension of the crown will be effected. rIhefastenings will then again be engaged and the adjusted crown thus lockedin place.

. The invention is equally applicable to felt or straw hats and is notto be restricted in this respect.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is,'- Y

1. In a hat the combination with a brim, of a crown having a dependingstiff wall said crown and stiff wall being movable bodily toward andfrom the brim; means for adjustably securing the crown wall and brimwhereby the height of the crown from the brim may be varied and means toprevent the formation of an open space in the crownwall that will beobservable.

2. In a hat the'combination with a brim,

a crown having a stiff' wall to telescopically move within saidornamental band without any movement of the latter, and means foradjustably securing the crown wall at varying heights with respect tothe brim.

3. In a hat the combination with a brim, of a sweat-band extendingupwardly at the inner circumference of the brim; an ornamental bandexposed only on the exterior and in fixed relation to the brim; a crownhaving a stiff wall to tclescopically enter an annular space formedbetween the ornamental band and the sweat-band and means for adjustablysecuring the crown wall with respect to the brim.

4. In a hat the combination with a brim, of a stiffened ring carried bythe brim; a crown having a depending wall of less diameter than saidring to telescopically fit within the stiffened ring, and means foradjustably securing the crown wall with respect to the brim.

5. In a hat the combination with a brim, of a stiffened ring carried bythe brim and extending upwardly therefrom; an exterior ornamental bandaround said ring and in fixed relation to the brim; a crown having adepending wall of less diametrical size than the stiff'ened ring saidcrown wall being movable vertically with respect to the ornamental band,and means for adjustably securing the crown wall at varying heights withrespect to the brim.

6. In a hat the combination with a brim having an upturned annularflange, of a band exteriorly encircling the said flange; a crown havinga depending wall of the same diameter as said iiange and movablevertically within the band and independently of the brim and flange, sothat when in its lowest position the crown wall may seat upon the saidflange; and fastening means for adjustably securing the crown wall atvarying heights with respect to the brim.

7. In a hat the combination with a brim having an up-turned annularflange, of a sweat-band at the inner side of said flange; a stiffenedring around the outer side of said flange; an ornamental band encirclingthe ring and always in fixed relation to the brim; a crown having adepending wall which telescopically enters an annular space formedbetween the sweat-band and said stiened ring, and means for adjustablysecuring the crown-wall at varying heights with respect to the brim.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY GOODMAN.

Witnesses:

CHARLES B. MANN, Jr., BERTHA K. WALTER.

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